GHARIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GHARIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHARIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHARIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHARIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gharialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHARIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GHARIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does GHARIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large fish-eating crocodilian of the Indian subcontinent with a very long, narrow snout.
The snout widens into a bulb near the nostrils on males, and the thin jaws are well suited to snapping up fish. It is a river animal that spends little effort chasing bigger prey. Wildlife writing often features the gharial as a rare species.
How GHARIAL is used
Used in zoology and nature writing about South Asian rivers.
- A gharial basked on the sandbank with its jaws open.
- The slender snout of the gharial is built for catching fish.
- Visitors to the sanctuary hoped to see a gharial in the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHARIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GHARIAL
1 longer words begin with GHARIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GHARIAL
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Common questions about GHARIAL
- Is GHARIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHARIAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHARIAL worth?
- GHARIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHARIAL mean?
- A large fish-eating crocodilian of the Indian subcontinent with a very long, narrow snout.
- What letters can be added to GHARIAL?
- GHARIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GHARIAL:
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